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Chemical (odor, taste, etc.) (26)
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- Sense signals/environmental cues
- Odor attracts seed dispersers: Durio tree
- Odor attracts specific insects: titan arum
- Leaves transmit long-distance signals: Arabidopsis
- Signal directs sperm: fern
- Temporary chemical signals guide others: solitary bees
- Scent trails lead to food: European moths
- Hormone mimic protects from caterpillars: bugleweed
- Chemical repels insects: catnip
- Compounds protect against predators: milkweed
- Pheromone sends long-range signal: lamprey
- Burning stimulates flowering: grass trees
- Marking unrewarding routes: pharaoh ant
- Plants enhance health: golden bee
- Cyanogenic poison protects from herbivores: acacia
- Leaves disorient beetles, prevent attack: cucumber
- Leaves communicate pest damage: plants
- Defense mechanism deters predators: wood snakes
- Leaves signal presence of predators: acacia
- Communication molecules coordinate behavior: chronic wound bacteria
- Flowers selectively deter insects: acacia
- Flowers selectively attract pollinators: orchid-flower plants
- Flowers increase pollen transfer: orchids
- Compounds repel slugs: Dicranum moss
- Compounds deter insect feeding: water smartweed
- Chemoattractants recruit symbiotic soil bacteria: maize
